indesign. typeface for body

[firstnamel47052453]

I'm using adobe garamond pro for my 40 page magazine. I know that sans serif typeface are good for body text. But I like the garamond pro 12 pt in the body text. Am I commiting any type crime ? is there any exception to this rule" only sans serif fonts are good in body text".

Thanks

Mallikarjun

[Moved out of the Forum Comments forum (which is for issues with these forums themselves) and into an InDesign forum - moderator]

[Szalam]

Serif text is perfectly acceptable as body text.

[BobLevine]

If it looks good it is good.

[Doug A Roberts]

firstnamel47052453  wrote

is there any exception to this rule" only sans serif fonts are good in body text".

Where have you heard this 'rule'?

[firstnamel47052453]

There isn't any rule by law, but I think it is a rule by practice.

On Wed, 13 Mar, 2019, 7:21 PM Doug A Roberts <forums_noreply@adobe.com

[Szalam]

The rule used to be that you should only use serif fonts for body text. In print it tended to be read better. However, on screens, sans serif tends to look better, so a lot of people have moved to using sans serif to appear more modern regardless of print or screen.

[Laubender]

Hi together,

something to read ( currently designed in serif fonts ) :

Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? | Alex Poole

Regards,
Uwe

[Doug A Roberts]

Did you really need to specify it wasn't a law?

Designing something is about meeting your goals with the tools available. Serif text might be suitable for everything if the design goals call for it, or it might not. Serif text might be more suitable than sans for body text; what are most novels set in?

[Danny Whitehead.]

If there was ever any 'rule', it was the opposite - serif for body, sans for headings.

Personally, I wouldn't set body text in a magazine as large as 12pt. It feels like speaking to people condescendingly slow. 9-10pt is usually my starting point.

[BobLevine]

Depends on the audience and the font.

I think the number one rule is that there is no rule.

[Steve Werner]

I agree with Bob: While I use that combination a lot, that's too limiting for a designer. I don't think sans serif headings and serif body CAN'T be made a rule.